DAMASCUS, Aug 31 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, ordered the formation of a new government on Sunday, keeping top ministers unchanged.
The top unchanged ministers include Minister of Defence, Ali Abdullah Ayyoub, Foreign Minister, Walid al-Moallem, and Interior Minister, Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun.
The Syrian cabinet is made up of 29 ministers, in addition to Prime Minister, Hussein Arnous.
On Aug 25, Assad ordered Arnous, prime minister of the previous government, to form a new government.
On June 11, Assad sacked former Prime Minister, Emad Khamis, and named Arnous, also minister of water resources, as the acting prime minister.
According to Syrian law, the formation of a new government follows the parliamentary elections, which took place in July.– NNN-SANA
